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Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has expressed gratitude to the good people of Oyo State for the privilege to serve them in the last 43 months, stating that the last three years and seven months have been a testament of his commitment to serving the people. The governor stated this in his New Year message to the people of the state, which was made available to newsmen on Sunday. He noted that his administration does not take the support given to it for granted. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor equally  maintained that his administration was able to prove to the people that "it is possible to focus on infrastructural development while at the same time, meeting other obligations to the people." Governor Makinde, who expressed the confidence that he would be re-elected for another term of four years on March 11, 2023, added that his administration has been able to place the state on the path of sustainab

The presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress, APC has said the endorsement of Peter Obi by former President Olusegun Obasanjo is of no value. Obasanjo, in his new year message on Sunday, had publicly declared his support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the coming February election. A press statement signed by the Director, Media & Publicity of the Council, Bayo Onanuga and obtained by trendscopenews, describes Obasanjo's endorsement of Obi as worthless. It reads: "We read with amusement the endorsement of Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his New Year message on Sunday.  Following calls by journalists from various media houses who asked for our reaction we decided to make this preliminary statement, though we didn't consider the so-called endorsement to be of any value.  We respect the democratic right of former President Obasanjo to support and endorse any can

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi as his preferred contestant for the 2023 general elections. In his 2023 New Year message personally signed by the ex-President and made available to Channels Television by his spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo described Obi as his mentee and said the former Anambra State governor has an edge in the February 25, 2023 election. Obasanjo said, “None of the contestants is a saint but when one compares their character, antecedent, their understanding, knowledge, discipline, and vitality that they can bring to bear and the great efforts required to stay focused on the job, particularly looking at where the country is today and with the experience on the job that I personally had, Peter Obi as a mentee has an edge. “Others like all of us have what they can collectively contribute to the new dispensation to liberation, restoration and salvaging of Nigeria. “One other important point to

The brother of the late Sobokime Igodo, who reportedly died after being attacked by a cow has narrated how the incident happened. Eniya Igodo, who is the immediate elder brother of the late Sobokime Igodo, in an interview with the Punch said the deceased and his friends in the spirit of the Christmas season bought a cow that was to be shared among themselves before tragedy struck. Hear him: “Actually, you know we are in the festive season and he and his group of friends decided to contribute money to buy a cow so that they could slaughter it and share among themselves and make merriment with their families. So, on December 23, they brought the cow to his residence as the secretary of the group. But where the cow was kept was not the actual spot they wanted to slaughter and butcher it. They tried to move the cow to the spot where they wanted to slaughter it, but the cow refused to move. It stayed put to the ground. Somebody was holding the rope with which they tied it. Suddenly, the cow

The race to the number one seat in Oyo State come 2023 is getting tougher by the day. A lot permutations from different angles have been introduced into the game. Though the believe in some quarters is that the race is between the 2 leading political parties in the state; the PDP and APC, political watchers won’t buy into such narrative. They believe other political parties, especially Accord, will also be determinant factor in the outcome of the election. Of course, all these political intrigues and schemings are expected. The 2023 election, no doubt, is going to be make or break for some political titans in the state. While the incumbent governor Engr. Seyi Makinde is having a running battle with both internal and external forces and some of his party members who felt betrayed or sidelined from his government (the likes of Femi Babalola, Azeem Gbolsrunmi, Mulikat Adeola-Akande, Mogaji Nureni Akanbi etc are not in good terms with him). Chief Bayo Adelabu, Hon. Sina Peller, Kolapo Kola

Tolulope Mohammed is the first runner-up at the 2022 edition of Miss Oyo beauty pageant. Miss Adedairo Adebanke, a twenty-five-year-old Community Health and Extension Worker student of the College of Health Technology, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, was the winner of the contest. She won the coveted prize of a Toyota Yaris car for the competition. It was the 19th edition of the beauty pageant, which has been consistently organized by Mayor Isaac Brown’s Silverstone Communications. It was also an interesting outing for Tolulope Mohammed because that made it the second time she would emerged as first runner-up. She was also the first runner-up in 2021. However, Tolulope Mohammed has decided to remain focused and committed to her passion of giving back to her immediate environment, in her own little way. According to her, not wining the Miss Oyo crown won't be a barrier to achieving her dreams. As she has taken interest in campaigns against child trafficking, domestic violence and to speciall

So that mythical Nigerian year, 2023, is here at last? For Nigerians, 2023 is not just a year of newness as all years represent for mankind. It is a year with gross implications; political, economic and social. It is a year that is at once dreaded, expected, venerated and evokes apprehension, as well as a feeling of déjà vu across board. It is a year of consequence to our existence as a people. A year that has been romanticised as the year of the Nigerian becoming, many analysts have even sacralised 2023 as the year that will determine whether Nigeria will break, be broken, or break all the obstructions in the way of the country’s development. Welcome to that sacred year of our Lord 2023! As I said, in 2023, Nigerians do not see what the rest of the world sees in a “new year”. They do not just see the picture of newness that the rest of the world sees or is confronted with. Nigerians’ mental picture is diametrically opposed to or hugely different from the world’s when it comes to the n